Thanksgiving is a time for happiness
It says right there in the name
THANKS-giving

But I have no thanks to give this year
I have no friends to share the thanks with
I have no talents to be thankful for
Everybody else is better off than me

Forget looks because looks aren’t everything
I am not an all-state musician like some
I am not a varsity swimmer like some
I am not a straight A student like some

People tell me I am a friend
But I’m not. Every one of them
Forgets to invite me or forgets to respond to me
This friendship has sunk to darkness

At first I didn’t understand. I thought I was
Kind, caring, funny, a good friend
The truth later dawned on me
It broke me.

I no longer care. While others crave turkey
Or cranberry sauce
I crave the sharp tang of iron
The taste of a shotgun

Thanksgiving is a time for happiness
But I have no thanks to give this year
I have no thanks to give.